Author Archive | Ewan

I’m reading via Engadget about a new raft of HTC devices such as this one, the HTC Prophet, coming out. Please, please, please don’t bring out an upgraded T-Mobile MDA Pro. I’m only a few months into an 18 month contract. The moment i read about a new Windows Mobile upgrade I will immediately go […]

Ok, so I did actually get my image uploaded via T-Mobile MMS when I sent it to Flickr. I found it just below the advert. I stand corrected. All is forgiven, to an extent. My PICTURE did actually arrive…. … WITH the T-mobile "You have a picture message" image straight-after it. So Flickr naturally wrote […]

I am genuinely a fan of mobile technology. A serious fan. I get no end of pleasure sitting in a pub with my vodafone 3g card-enabled laptop, or checking my email on the train. It occurs to me that I have of late been overly critical. I just can’t help it though. I’m trying to […]

Link: Finding Community On The Radio Dial. Paul Adams (via Seth) wonders "why radio stations can’t ping you by sms or even phone when they play a song you request. I’ve been following this story across the various blogs and decided to respond after reading Christopher Carfi’s note above. It’s quite simple: Radio Stations are […]

Link: More than 2,600 SMS for Samy over two days. Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu received more than 2,600 SMS over the past two days but only 200 of them were related to complaints against his ministry. Most of the SMS congratulated him. Works Minister Samy Vellu in Kuala Lumpur setup a complaints […]

Link: Is SMS really going to die? | mbites.com. Returning from the 3GSM Congress in Barcelona, I couldn’t help wondering if all the hype was really missing something important – why we love SMS. A thought-provoking article and in particular a thought-provoking title, to which my answer is a resounding YES. But SMS is not […]

Link: First National Bank extends SMS service to Namibia – Computer Business Review. As part of plans to extend its inContact alert service to Nambia, South Africa’s First National Bank has joined with Clickatell, a US-based SMS text messaging company. You really do need real-time messaging for ‘transaction-based’ account operating messages. It’s excellent to see […]

Link: 4INFO SMS flight status tracker – Lifehacker. Before I left the house last night to pick up a friend at the airport, I sent a text message to mobile search service 4INFO (44636) which read ‘jetblue 185Ã¢â‚¬Â – and was seriously impressed to get more information back about the flight, which was diverted through […]

I posted the previous blog in the knowledge that I was about to post this one. I came home from a night out as described to review the updated blogs and found an array of new posts by Russell Buckley at www.mobhappy.com. His blog about SNAPin really stood out, particularly in the context of banging […]

I was out tonight with two girl friends I know from long ago. We meet up now and again to catch up on gossip to find out who’s pregnant, who’s married and who’s going through their third divorce. One girl is a Social Worker, the other is a Chief Buyer, both work near London, both […]

Link: andhracafe.com – Cops to send SMS alerts on traffic jams. The Vijayawada police have decided to use the SMS mode to alert commuters in the event of a traffic jam. The cops will send SMS messages to alert the commuters and also suggest alternative routes. Could be a very useful system!